DEQ Finally Heeds Tribal Concerns about Mining at Zortman-Landusky

By Derf Johnson Last September, at the invitation of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC), MEIC’s Katy Spence and I joined a number...

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The Laurel Generating Station’s Unsafe Pipeline

By Anne Hedges News is scarce regarding how NorthWestern Energy intends to proceed with its proposed methane-fired electricity-generating...

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Montana’s Do-Nothing Plan Will Prolong Hazy Skies

By Anne Hedges A hazy day at Glacier National Park. MEIC worked with NPCA and PCEC to host a live webinar about Regional Haze. Watch this...

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EPA Moves to Reverse Trump-Era Mercury Rule

By Anne Hedges The science is indisputable. Mercury and other toxins are harmful to people and wildlife. The good news is that technology...

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Clear Laws for Clean Cars

By Ian Lund The Montana Legislature’s Transportation Interim Committee is studying electric vehicles (EVs) this year. Its goal is to make...

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Nuclear Power: Brave New World or Deja Vu?

By Anne Hedges Nuclear power today is a complicated topic. For the last few decades, sky-high costs and concerns over safety, waste...

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Why Land Use Matters 101

By Cari Kimball When MEIC was formed in 1973 to give a voice to Montana’s environment at the State legislature, one of the...

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32 Organizations Ask NorthWestern’s Board for a Measurable Decarbonization Plan

By Anne Hedges In March, 32 organizations from across Montana sent a letter to NorthWestern Energy’s Board of Directors requesting they...

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Inside MEIC: The State of the Organization

Following their first year as co-directors, Anne Hedges and Cari Kimball sat down to discuss some of MEIC’s biggest victories,...

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Transmission: A Key to a Clean Energy Future

By Ian Lund The transition to clean energy as our principal source of electricity depends upon our ability to build and deliver it....

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